Got a.project to do on the Cop Vic this weekend.
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Follow -up on this.
Tore into the thing yesterday. After getting the tie rods apart, I was having trouble breaking loose the bolt that secures the steering shaft to the rack. So I skipped that and took loose the fluid lines. There I discovered a torn O-ring on the pressure line.
I was going to run out and see about getting another one when I realized it looked just like the #6 O-rings for AC systems, which I
might have a spare or two from when I put the Vintage Air in my Cougar. So I climbed up into the shop attic and scrounged through my spare parts and sure enough I had TWO.
Replaced that and buttoned everything back up. It appears to have stopped leaking. But I won't know for sure until everything that I couldn't get to cleaning up on the frame and crossmember dries up and stops dripping too. I have until October 10th to return the new stuff I may not need now. 🙏